Preconception HbA1c Levels in Adolescents and Young Adults and Adverse Birth Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Subclinical hyperglycemia before pregnancy may be associated with the likelihood of maternal morbidity but is understudied among young people.

Objective

To explore the association of preconception hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels among adolescents and young adults with risk of gestational diabetes at first live birth.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used linked 2009 to 2017 birth registry, hospital discharge, and New York City Department of Health A1C Registry data for birthing individuals aged 10 to 24 years with no history of diabetes and at least 1 preconception HbA1c test in New York, New York. Statistical analysis was performed from August to November 2022.

Exposure

Preconception HbA1c values categorized as no diab

SUBMITTER: McCarthy KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11423169 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature